Description
Resiniferonol-9,13,14-orthophenylacetate(ROPA)isaditerpenevanilloidderivativeofresiniferatoxin.Invitro,ROPAinducesG1/Sphasecellcyclearrest,downregulatesexpressionofcyclinD1,upregulatesexpressionofp21,andinducesactivationofERK1/2,JNK1/2,andMAPKs.ROPAmayactivatePKC,promotingcarcinogenesisandactingasatumorpromoter.
References
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